How To Install elyxer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install elyxer on Debian 9. elyxer is standalone LyX to HTML converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install elyxer on Debian 9.

What is elyxer

elyxer is:

eLyXer (pronounced elixir) is a standalone LyX to HTML converter written in Python. eLyXer has a focus on flexibility and elegant output. It’s not yet possible to convert every LyX document but a lot of document types already work.

There are three methods to install elyxer on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install elyxer Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install elyxer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install elyxer

Install elyxer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install elyxer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install elyxer

Install elyxer Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install elyxer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install elyxer

How To Uninstall elyxer on Debian 9

To uninstall only the elyxer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove elyxer

Uninstall elyxer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall elyxer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove elyxer

Remove elyxer Configurations and Data

To remove elyxer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge elyxer

Remove elyxer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove elyxer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elyxer

Dependencies

elyxer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install elyxer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.